Frying apparatus



April 9, 1940- GALBAN Y CARLO FRYING APPARATUS Filed Oct. 24,1938

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FRYING APPARATUS Filed Oct. 24, 1938 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 o "'"II I III l lll Patented Apr. 9, 1940 1 UNITED S A-rs FRYING APPARATUS I Juan 'Galbany Carlo, Habana, Cuba Application October 24, 1938, Serial No. 236,712

In Cuba November 6, 1937 4 Claims. (o1. 53-47) This invention refers toan apparatus intended to fry vegetables, or fruits, and tubers or, any

other sort of product, and its main purpose being the provision of amachine of this sort, of con- 5 tinuous operationandhigh eiiiciency, andby the use of which most of the frying substance can be recovered. I

Further advantages and features of the invention will be appraised. inthe course of this specification, which is done in accordance with theattached drawings, in which the same numerals of reference show the sameparts in the different .views.

In the drawings 1 Figure 1 shows a side elevation view of the apparatuswhich is the object of the present inventicn.

Figure 2 is an upper plan view of same. Figure 3 represents a partialupper plan view showing the delivering end of the device.

Figure 4 is a detail View of the last turn ofthe screw of the apparatus.I s Figure 5 represents a front side elevation of the delivering end ofthe apparatus, and

, Figures 6 and '7 are longitudinal vertical secthe frying liquidfalling in chute Ill is carried to tank I I and collected through pipeI2.

tion views,-in enlarged scale, of the device.

Making reference to the drawings, the apparatus, subjectmatter of thisinvention is constituted by a rectangular tank I, having a bottom 30 ofcylindrical shape 2, supported by suitable standards 3. In the innerpart of the tank, coinciding with the cylindrical surface of the bottomof same is placed an helicoidal screw 1 made of perforated plate I; theshaft 5 is suitably 35 arranged for receiving rotary movement by meansof pulley 6, or anyother proper' means. Near to the outlet end'of thehelicoidal screw 4, and between certain number of its turns, traversingrods 1 are arranged. The outlet end of the 40 apparatus is provided withdelivering means which are formed by the sloped chute 8, having abottomof wire netting 9, bearing thereunder a second chute ID, one end ofWhich is secured to the free end of chuteS and the other end g finishesin the tank II where theoutlet pipe I2 is connected. Under chute B'isarranged tank I3 invconnection with tank I by opening I4. Over shaft i5gate I6 is-mounted which includes a convexed surface l! with level I8operated by sprin The operation of the apparatus is as follows: Tank Ibeing supplied with the frying'substance, which level reaches shaftfi ofthe helicoidal screw, which is slightly sloped to the outlet end of theapparatus, and the temperature of Cir - saidfrying substance, at asuitable degree, from a suitable source of heat, which is not shown inthe drawings; the helicoidal screw receives its rotary movement as it isindicated'by the arrow applied to the pulley at the left in Figure 2,and the pieces or chips of vegetables, fruits or tubers, or whatever isto be fried are continuously supplied through the inlet end of thedevice by mechanical means or any other means which might be thought fitand move in the direction of. the arrows located inside of the tank. Theturns of the screw in its rotary movement transfer the chips etc. asthey are being fried towards the outlet end of the apparatus. The objectof the transversal rods I is to sink and stir the chips etc. in thefrying liquid in order to thoroughly fry them. When the end of thehelicoidal screw 4 comes m contact with the convexed part I! of gate ISthe latter is pushed against the action of spring I9 allowing thesetting out of the 20 chips or fried product through chute 8. Part. ofthe frying liquid which is dragged along by the chips passes through thewire netting bottom 8 of chute 8 to tank I3 and therefrom returns totank I by opening 41 and any part of I claim: v 1. An apparatus forcooking food'comprisin'g I a tank having a cylindrical bottom and anoutlet arranged adjacent said outlet opening whereby the cookedfoodmoving therewith is raised and discharged through said opening. g

2..Anv apparatus for cooking food comprising a tank having a cylindricalbottom and an outlet forthe cooked food located above said bottom, anda. helicoidal screw housed in said tank for moving food therethrough andhaving one end arranged adjacent said outlet opening whereby the cookedfood moving therewith is raised and discharged through'said opening, anda gate arranged said opening and engageable and movable by said screw.

3. An apparatus for cooking food comprising a tank having a cylindricalbottom and an outlet for the cooked food located above said bottom, anda helicoidal screw housed in said tank for moving food therethrough andhaving one end arran'gedadjacent said outlet opening whereby, thecookedfood moving'therewith is raised and discharged through saidopening, a gate arranged insaid, opening and engageable and mov able bysaid screw, and a chute extending from said opening having openingstherein and means for conducting liquid passing through the openings inthe chute back into said tank.

4. An apparatus for cooking food comprising a tank having a cylindricalbottom and an outlet for the cooked food located above said bottom, anda helicoidal screw housed in said tank for moving food therethrough andhaving one end 10 arranged adjacent said outlet opening whereby JUANGALBAN Y CARLO. 10

